Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2012 • PBS
4.6
429 reviews
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Series 1 episodes (13)

1 Cocaine Blues
2/24/12
Invited to a relative’s home where a murder has just occurred, Phryne soon finds herself in a world of drug smuggling and illegal abortion. As she sets about solving the first crime, she ends up getting embroiled in the other two.
2 Murder on the Ballarat Train
3/2/12
On a train ride to the country, Phryne saves the life of a fellow passenger—but can’t prevent the death of the young woman’s mother. In tracking down the killer, she picks up a couple of runaway girls and begins to earn the respect of Inspector Jack Robinson.
3 The Green Mill Murder
3/9/12
Phryne goes out for a night of dancing at Melbourne’s top club, but the fun comes to an end after one of the patrons is stabbed to death. When a friend becomes the chief suspect, Phryne not only has to prove he didn’t do it—she has to prove who did.
4 Death at Victoria Dock
3/16/12
The shooting death of a Latvian anarchist sets Phryne off in pursuit of the dead man’s fiancée. In the process, she enters a dangerous underworld and puts not just herself in danger but her maid, Dot, as well.
5 Raisins and Almonds
3/23/12
Phryne investigates a murder in Melbourne’s Jewish community, where the motives are masked by politics, romance, and religion. Though the police make a quick arrest, Phryne believes the key to the case lies in an ancient Hebrew text.
6 Ruddy Gore
3/30/12
Two deaths onstage at a Gilbert and Sullivan show are followed by an attempt on Phryne’s life and, eventually, a new romance in Chinatown. At first Phryne thinks the killings are connected with the modern-day opium trade, but soon she turns her attentions to explanations from the past.
7 Murder in Montparnasse
4/6/12
The widow of a French painter visits Melbourne, reawakening in Phryne memories of her time in Paris after the Great War. When the woman disappears, Phryne begins to fear for the safety of her two assistants, Bert and Cec.
8 Away with the Fairies
4/13/12
When a magazine columnist dies under mysterious circumstances, Phryne finds petty jealousies, deception, and, perhaps, a motive for murder among the dead woman’s colleagues. Following the paper trail, Phryne searches for clues in the writer’s unpublished files.
9 Queen of the Flowers
4/20/12
A leisurely walk along the beach leads to Phryne’s newest case after the body of a young woman washes ashore. Meanwhile, an unexpected visitor shows up at her house—the supposedly dead mother of one of Phryne’s wards.
10 Death by Miss Adventure
4/27/12
A female night-shift worker dies when her hair gets caught in the factory machinery. The police suspect accidental death, but Phryne smells foul play and Dot goes undercover to get at the truth.
11 Blood and Circuses
5/4/12
Phryne joins the circus to investigate a murder the police have little chance of solving—and takes a journey into a dark part of her own past. When Phryne gets some unexpected news, she fears the case closest to her heart may now be closed forever.
12 Murder in the Dark
5/11/12
Suspicion falls on the entire household when a body is found in the pool at Phryne’s aunt’s house on the eve of a lavish party. While Jack Robinson investigates the case, Phryne discovers a link to her sister Janey’s death.
13 King Memses’ Curse
5/18/12
With a madman on the run, Phryne throws caution to the wind in order to find answers she has been seeking since childhood. However, she may have to put herself in the clutches of her nemesis in order to finally lay her ghosts to rest.

About this show

Based on the novels by Kerry Greenwood. Seen on public television. In1920s Melbourne, the Honorable Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis, Girl with a Pearl Earring) is a thoroughly modern woman operating in a mostly male world. The glamorous “lady detective” goes about her work with a pistol close at hand—and, more often than not, a male admirer even closer. To the dismay of Detective Inspector Jack Robinson (Nathan Page, The Secret Life of Us), Phryne’s investigations take her through back alleys, jazz clubs, and shady neighborhoods. Ignoring the dangers all around her, she glides through life determined to enjoy every moment. But beneath her devil-may-care attitude, Phryne hides ghosts from the past that continue to haunt her. Gorgeously costumed and evocatively shot, MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES also stars Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Cloudstreet), Ashleigh Cummings (Tomorrow, When the War Began), Miriam Margolyes (Little Dorrit), and Nicholas Bell (Shine). Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings) guest stars.

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4.6
429 reviews
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October 15, 2018
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Amber D
September 18, 2019
Absolutely one of my favorites that was cut too short for its time. Great cast chemistry great costuming and background, great script. An absolute brilliant show that I can never get over and watch quite often. Love it!
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Luther Geisler
October 2, 2019
My wife and I love it!!! We are watching all seasons for the third time. A Friday night treat at the end of the week. I hate they took it off Netflix. I have to buy the episodes now.
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